A Noise from the Deep (1913) User Reviews

Horsing Around

[boblipton · 7/10 · 20 April 2006]

This lively Keystone farce from 1913 is cast in the standard mode: it's a triangle caused by the fact that Mabel and Roscoe love each other, but her father likes another boy. A rather sissified young man. So Roscoe and Mabel pretend that Mabel has drowned and while everyone tries to rescue Mabel, the pair sneaks off and gets married.

I trust I haven't revealed any plot twists, ruining all possible enjoyment of this movie. It is rather enjoyable because when the Keystone Kops race to the rescue, they ride horses. Or try to. They've got some amusing trick horses and this makes the movie.

This is also supposed to be the first Keystone in which someone threw a pie. Roscoe throws it. All in all, a very enjoyable effort.

Early Fatty in Fine Form

[Lilcount · 8/10 · 19 January 2017]

According to historian Ben Model, MOMA has the only known copy of this Keystone short, so it's not surprising that this is only the second review for this film.

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle practically leaps off the screen. His chemistry with frequent costar Mabel Normand is evident at once. His agility is astounding for a man his size. Besides the usual pratfalls, he rides a bicycle amusingly and hurls the first pie in Keystone history.

The plot is typical; Fatty and Mabel are in love, but there's a rival. Things work out in the end.

The Keystone Kops make their mandatory appearance, but in this rural setting they don't have a jalopy for a change.

There's an aquatic theme to this picture that prefigures the later classic "Fatty and Mabel Adrift." This one isn't in that class, but it's pretty good. Recommended.

Free from coarseness of any kind

[deickemeyer · 6 October 2017]

This is one of the screamingly funny concoctions which made this company famous as a purveyor of nonsense. It begins with throwing pies and then Mabel and her lover go bicycling. Mabel falls into the lake and the lover flees for help. The fat boy, Bob, saves her. This is but the beginning of the fun. A hose is employed to gurgle in the water which makes everyone think Mabel is still in the lake. The police force come to the rescue on bucking bronchos. Very funny and free from coarseness of any kind. - The Moving Picture World, July 26, 1913